英语四级高频词汇(带例句)
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1.alter v. 改变,改动,变更 I'll have to
alter the diagram. I've made a mistake
2.burst vi.,n. 突然发生,爆裂 The
police burst through the door
3.dispose vi. 除掉;处置;解决;处理
(of) I must dispose of the trouble
4.blast n. 爆炸;气流 vi. 炸,炸掉 The
bomb blast killed several harmless
passers-by
5.consume v. 消耗,耗尽 Each year
Americans consume a high percentage of
the world's energy
6.split v. 劈开;割裂;分裂 a.裂开的
Suddenly the box split open and a puppy
jumped out
7.spit v. 吐(唾液等);唾弃 Don’t spit
here and there.
8.spill v. 溢出,溅出,倒出 Put the cap
back on the bottle, otherwise the juice
will spill
9.slip v. 滑动,滑落;忽略 The ship
slipped into the harbour at night
10.slide v. 滑动,滑落 n. 滑动;滑面;
幻灯片 House values may begin to slide
11.bacteria n. 细菌 Such a growth or
colony, as of bacteria
12.breed n. 种,品种 v. 繁殖,产仔
Spaniel is a breed of dog with large ears
13.budget n. 预算 v. 编预算,作安排
Next year's budget will have to be
drastically pruned.
14.candidate n. 候选人 In my
estimation, he is a more suitable
candidate
15.campus n. 校园 The news soon
went round the campus
16.liberal a. 慷慨的;丰富的;自由的
Her liberal views were soon revealed as
mere posturing
17.transform v. 转变,变革;变换 His
plans were transformed overnight into
reality
18.transmit v. 传播,播送;传递 The
World Cup final is being transmitted live
to over fifty countries
19.transplant v. 移植 She had a
bone-marrow transplant
20.transport vt. 运输,运送 n. 运输,
运输工具 The goods have been cased
up for transport
21.shift v. 转移;转动;转变 The tools
shift around in the car boot every time we
turn a corner
22.vary v. 变化,改变;使多样化 She
varied her dress as fashion changes
23.vanish vi. 消灭,不见 Many types of
animals have now vanished from the
earth
24.swallow v. 吞下,咽下 n. 燕子 She
swallowed her anger and carried on
25.suspicion n. 怀疑,疑心 We regard
her behaviour with suspicion
26.suspicious a. 怀疑的,可疑的 Two
suspicious characters were brought in
27.mild a. 温暖的,暖和的;温柔的,
味淡的 The punishment inflicted on
them was too mild
28.tender a. 温柔的;脆弱的 He gave
her a tender kiss
29.nuisance n. 损害,妨害,讨厌(的
人或事物) He was a boring nuisance!
30.insignificant a. 无意义的,无足轻重
的;无价值的 It is a waste of time to
listen to his insignificant talk
31.accelerate vt. 加速,促进 The car
accelerated as it overtook me
32.absolute a. 绝对的,无条件的;完
全的 Her new dress is an absolute
dream
33.boundary n. 分界线,边界 The
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lane is the boundary of our land
34.brake n. 刹车,制动器 v. 刹住(车)
The driver braked his car suddenly
35.catalog n. 目录(册) v. 编目 Do
you have a catalog or something that tell
me about your company
36.vague a. 模糊的,不明确的 His
vague ideas crystallized into a definite
plan
37.vain n. 徒劳,白费 She is vain of her
voice
38.extinct a.灭绝的,熄灭的 An extinct
volcano.
39.extraordinary a. 不平常的,特别
的,非凡的 She wears the most
extraordinary get-ups
40.extreme a. 极度的,极端的 n. 极
端,过分 The capital is in the extreme
south of the country
41.agent n. 代理人,代理商;动因,
原因 I booked my holiday through my
local travel agent
42.alcohol n. 含酒精的饮料,酒精 He
is addicted to alcohol
43.appeal n./vi. 呼吁,恳求 Her eyes
held a look of silent appeal
44.appreciate vt. 重视,赏识,欣赏 We
appreciate your helping us
45.approve v. 赞成,同意,批准 You
can join the class if you parents approve
46.stimulate vt. 刺激,激励 Light
stimulates plant growth
47.acquire vt. 取得,获得;学到 How
did he acquire his wealth
48.accomplish vt .完成,到达;实行
We should not try to accomplish two
tasks at once
49.network n. 网状物;广播网,电视
网;网络 She gave me a diagram of
railway network
50.tide n. 潮汐;潮流 As the tide
receded we were able to look for shells
51.tidy a. 整洁的,整齐的 He combed
his house's mane tidy
52.trace vt. 追踪,找到 n. 痕迹,踪迹
The cause of the fire was traced to a
faulty fuse-box
53.torture n./vt. 拷打,折磨 He
tortured his prisoners
54.wander vi. 漫游,闲逛 The boy was
wandering around
55.wax n. 蜡 He lit up a wax candle
56.weave v. 织,编 Spiders weave webs
57.preserve v. 保护,保存,保持,维
持 Salt and spices help to preserve meat
61. abuse v. n.滥用,虐待;谩骂 She
attacked him with a torrent of abuse
62. academic a. 学术的;高等院校的;
研究院的 She already has good
academic qualifications under her belt
63. academy n. (高等)专科院校;学
会 He is a student in an academy of
music
64. battery n. 电池(组) This battery is
a dud
65. barrier n. 障碍;棚栏 The lorry
shaved the barrier, scraping its side
66. cargo n. (船、飞机等装载的)货
物 How long will the discharge of the
cargo take?
67. career n. 生涯,职业 This career
offers a challenge
68. vessel n. 船舶;容器,器皿;血管
The vessel was ruined by a submarine
69. vertical a. 垂直的 The vertical line
meets the horizontal one here
70. oblige v. 迫使,责成;使感激
Could you oblige me by closing the door
71. obscure a. 阴暗,模糊 The reasons
why he did it are obscure.
72. extent n. 程度,范围,大小,限度
I was amazed at the extent of his
knowledge
73. exterior n. 外部,外表 a. 外部的,
外表的 Don't be put off by his gruff
exterior;
74. external a. 外部的,外表的,外面
的 All his injuries are external
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75. petrol n. 汽油 My car is rather
heavy on petrol
76. petroleum n. 石油 Taiwan seems
to contain no petroleum
77. delay vt./n. 推迟,延误,耽搁 Our
plane was delayed by fog
78. decay vi. 腐烂,腐朽 A source of
spreading corruption or decay
79. decent a. 像样的,体面的 He
dreamed of living in decent conditions
80. route n. 路;路线;航线 The
markings along the route are quite plain
81. ruin v. 毁坏,破坏 n. 毁灭,[pl.]
废墟 His rashness led ultimately to his
ruin
82. sake n. 缘故,理由 Don't
inconvenience yourself for my sake
83. satellite n. 卫星 The equipment
picked up the signal from the satellite
84. scale n. 大小,规模;等级;刻度
Scale the fish before cooking them
85. temple n. 庙宇 There is a large
mural in the temple
86. tedious a. 乏味道,单调的, He
told me a tedious story
87. tend vi.易于,趋向 Does he tend to
lose
88. tendency n.趋向,趋势 His illness
grew out of his tendency to overwork.
89. ultimate a. 极端的,最大的,最终
的 n. 极端 The sun is the ultimate
source of energy
90. undergo v. 经历,遭受 Metals
undergo expansion when heated
91. abundant a. 丰富的,充裕的,大
量的 Indonesia is abundant in
petroleum deposits
92. adopt v. 收养;采用;采纳 We
should adopt the consumers' suggestion
93. adapt vi. 适应,适合;改编,改写
110. private a. 私人的,个人的 Let's go
upstairs where we can be a bit more
private
vt. 使适应 You must adapt to the
norms of the society
you live in
94. bachelor n. 学士,学士学位;单身
汉 Are you a Bachelor of Arts?
95. casual a. 偶然的,碰巧的;临时的;
非正式的 He likes casual attires
96. trap n. 陷阱,圈套 v. 设陷阱捕捉
The police set a trap to catch the thief
97. vacant a. 空的,未占用的 There
are some vacant offices on the third floor
98. vacuum n. 真空,真空吸尘器
Some pumps and all vacuum cleaners
work by suction
99. oral a. 口头的,口述的,口的 My
oral English is pretty rusty
100. optics n. (单、复数同形)光学
The optic theory originated with Einstein
101. organ n. 器官,风琴 The heart is a
vital organ
102. excess n. 过分,过量,过剩 His
excesses at parties are well known
103. expel v. 驱逐,开除,赶出 He was
expelled from the school
104. expend v. 消费 He lived high and
expended largely
105. expenditure n. 支出,消费;经费
They took a ruinous expenditure on the
house
106. expense n. 开销,费用 He
finished the job at the expenses of his
health
107. expensive a. 花钱多的;价格高贵
的 The transport of goods by air is very
expensive
108. expand v. 扩大,扩张;展开,膨
胀 Metals expand when they are heated
109. expansion n. 扩大,扩充;发展,
膨胀 His economic policies paved the
way for industrial expansion
111. individual a. 个别的,单独的 n.
个人,个体 These styles can be adapted
to suit
individual tastes
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112. personal a. 个人的,私人的;亲
自的 I have something personal to
discuss with you.
114. personnel n. [总称]人员,员工;
人事部门 I am studying personnel
management
115. the Pacific Ocean 太平洋
116. the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋
117. the Arctic Ocean 北冰洋
118. the Antarctic Ocean 南冰洋
119. grant vt. 授予,同意,准予 I take
it for granted you have read this book
119. grand a. 宏伟大,壮丽的,重大的
How grand the mountains look in the
early evening
120. invade v. 侵入,侵略,侵袭 The
town was invaded by reporters
121. acid n. 酸,酸性物质 a. 酸的;
尖刻的 am doing an experiment of
neutralizing acid
122. acknowledge v. 承认;致谢 He is
unwilling to acknowledge defeat
123. balcony n. 阳台 She drew me
onto the balcony
124. calculate vt. 计算,核算 The
scientists calculated when the spacecraft
would reach the moon
125. calendar n. 日历,月历 He put
the desk calendar on the shelf
126. optimistic a. 乐观 I am very
optimistic
127. optional a. 可以任选的,非强制
的 The insurance cover is optional
128. outstanding a. 杰出的,突出的,
显著的 He has many outstanding gif
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129. export n. 出口(物) v. 出口,
输出 Africa is exporting beef to Europe
130. import n. 进口(物) v. 进口,
输入 It is profitable to import food
131. impose vt. 把...加强(on);采用,
利用 He imposed his presence on us for
the weekend
132. religion n. 宗教,宗教信仰 Jesus
was the founder of the Christian religion
133. religious a. 宗教的 People think
she's a freak just because she's religious
134. victim n. 牺牲品,受害者 The
lion attacked its victim with great ferocity.
135. video n. 电视,视频 a. 电视的,
录像的 I don't see any point of playing
video games all day
136. videotape n. 录像磁带 v. 把...录
在录像带上 A cassette containing blank
or prerecorded videotape
137. offend v. 冒犯,触犯 No one dare
to offend the fiery person
138. bother v. 打搅,麻烦 The
problem has been bothering me for
weeks
139. interfere v. 干涉,干扰,妨碍
Don't interfere with my business
140. internal a. 内部的,国内的 He
worked in internal trade
141. beforehand ad. 预先,事先 It had
been arranged beforehand
142. racial a. 人种的种族的 The racial
discrimination issue is a political hot
potato
143. radiation n. 放射物,辐射 The
body cannot tolerate such large amounts
of radiation
144. radical a.根本的;激进的 I don't
belong to the school of thought that
favours radical change.
145. range n. 幅度,范围 v. (在某范
围内)变动 Our conversation ranged
over many topics
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146. wonder n. 惊奇,奇迹 v. 想知道,
对...感到疑惑 I wonder who he is.
147. isolate vt. 使隔离,使孤立
Scientists have isolated the virus causing
the epidemic
148. issue n. 问题,争论点;发行,(报
刊)一期 The government is trying to
keep a low profile on this issue.
149. hollow a. 空的,中空的,空虚道
His protests on human rights sound
hollow
150. hook n. 钩 vt. 钩住 Please hang
your coat on the hook
151. adequate a. 适当地;足够 That's
not an adequate explanation
152. adhere vi. 粘附,附着;遵守,坚
持 We should adhere to our opinions
153. ban vt. 取缔,禁止 There is a ban
on smoking in the theatre
154. capture vt. 俘虏,捕获 The
capture of the city shocked everyone in
the country
155. valid a. 有效的,有根据的;正当
的 The marriage was held to be valid
156. valley n. 山谷,峡谷 The river
twines through the valley
157. consistent a. 坚固定;一致的,始
终如一的 I left as early as it was
consistent with politeness
158. continuous a. 继续的,连续(不
断)的 Continuous assessment is made
of all students' work
159. continual a. 不断地,频繁的 I've
had enough of her continual chatter
160. explode v. 爆炸;爆发;激增 I'm
about to explode
161. exploit v. 剥削;利用,开采
Television advertisers can exploit a
captive audience
162. explore v. 勘探 Can you explore
the market possibility for us?
163. explosion n. 爆炸;爆发;激增
The explosion tore a hole in the wall
164. explosive a. 爆炸的;极易引起争
论的 Gunpowder is an explosive
165. remote a. 遥远的,偏僻的 Mail
comes to this remote village only once a
week
166. removal n. 除去,消除 Our
ultimate objective is the removal of all
nuclear weapons
167. render vt. 使得,致使 The artist
had rendered her gentle smile perfectly
168. precaution n. 预防,防备,警惕
You should take an umbrella just as a
precaution
169. idle a. 懒散的,无所事事的 The
cowboy lives an idle life
170. identify vt. 认出,鉴定 She
identified that the man was her attacker
171. identity n. 身份;个性,特性 The
journalist did not want to reveal the
identity of his informant
172. poverty n. 贫穷 The old man has
been soured by poverty
173. resistant a. (to)抵抗的,抗...的,耐...
的 This new type of infection is resistant
to antibiotics
174. resolve vt. 解决;决定,决意 He
kept his resolve to do better
175. barrel n. 桶 The beer comes out
of the barrel under pressure
176. bargain n. 便宜货 vi. 讨价还价
The salesman refused to bargain over the
price
177. coarse a. 粗的,粗糙的,粗劣的
His coarse manners shocked everyone
178. coach n. 教练;长途公共汽车
The coach is bringing on some girls in
the reserve team
179. code n. 准则,法规,密码 She
tapped out in code to headquarters
180. coil n. 线圈 v. 卷,盘绕 The
snake coiled itself around the tree
181. adult n. 成年人 He spent his adult
life in Canada
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182. advertise v. 为...做广告 If you
want to sell your product you must
advertise it
183. advertisement n. 广告 This
advertisement is calculated to appeal to
children
184. agency n. 代理商,经销商 He is a
reporter from Xinhua agency
185. focus v. (使)聚集 n. 焦点,中
心,聚焦 All eyes were focused on him
186. forbid vt. 不许,禁止 Smoking is
forbidden in this office
187. debate n./v. 辩论,争论 Her
resignation caused much public debate
188. debt n. 欠债 took her to court for
repayment of the debt
189. decade n. 十年 Several decades
have elapsed since I graduated from the
college
190. enclose vt. 围住;把...装入信封
With respect to your enquiry, I enclose
an explanatory leaflet
191. encounter vt./n. 遭遇,遭到 I
encountered an old friend at Rome
192. globe n. 地球,世界;地球仪 Her
fame has reached the most far-flung
corners of the globe
193. global a. 全球的;总的 Global
strategic balance and stability
194. scan vt. 细看;扫描;浏览 I
scanned the newspaper when I was
waiting for the bus
195. scandal n. 丑事,丑闻 The
scandal caused tempests in the
newspaper
196. significance n. 意义;重要性 This
new discovery of oil is of great
significance to this
area's economy
197. subsequent a. 随后的,后来的
He confessed to other crimes subsequent
to the bank robbery
198. virtue n. 美德,优点 Virtue is
fairer far than beauty
199. virtual a. 实际上的,事实上的 A
virtual state of war exists between the two
countries
200. orient vt. 使适应,使朝向 n. 东
方 It's flight No.104, northwest orient
airlines
201. portion n. 一部分 Sorrow has
always been her portion
202. target n. 目标,靶子 vt. 瞄准
The shot was way off target
203. portable a. 手提式的 The new
portable computers are going like hot
cakes
204. decline v. 拒绝,谢绝;下降 He
spent his declining years in the country
205. illusion n. 错觉 thought I saw a
ghost but it was just an optical illusion
206. likelihood n. 可能,可能性 The
likelihood of recovery from a disease
207. stripe n. 条纹 I need one without
stripe, please
208. emphasize vt. 强调,着重 We
cannot emphasize too much the
importance of learning English
209. emotion n. 情感,感情 I hate this
kind of cheap emotion
210. emotional a. 感情的,情绪(上)
的 She had a major emotional upset
211. awful a. 极坏的,威严的,可怕的
It would be awful if he found out the
truth
212. awkward a. 笨拙的,棘手的 The
heavy ax was awkward to use
213. clue n. 线索,提示 There is no
clue to the identity of the thief
214. collision n. 碰撞,冲突 He was
badly concussed in the collision
215. device n. 装置,设备 The device
will be in production by the end of the
year
216. devise vt. 发明,策划,想出 He
devises a new type of transistor
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217. inevitable a. 不可避免的 It is
gradually borne in on us that defeat be
inevitable
218. naval a. 海军的 The naval warfare
ended in our victory
219. navigation n. 航行 The compass
is an instrument of navigation
220. necessity n. 必需品;必要性 It
was done under the pressure of the
necessity
221. previous a. 先,前,以前的 Have
you had previous career experience
222. provision n. [pl.]给养,口粮;准备,
设备,装置 The present law makes no
provision for this
223. pursue vt. 追逐;追求;从事,进
行 She is pursuing her studies at the
university
224. stale a. 不新鲜的,陈腐的 They
had nothing to eat but stale bread
225. substitute n. 代用品 vt. 代替
Water is not a proper substitute for wine
226. deserve vt. 应受,应得,值得 You
deserve it
227. discrimination n. 歧视;辨别力
Discrimination against Blacks is still
common
228. professional a. 职业的,专门的
She is a real professional
229. secure a. 安全的,可靠的 The
little boy felt secure near his parents
230. security n. 安全,保障 All the
people who know this secret represent a
security risk
231. scratch v./n. 抓,搔,扒 That cat
scratches
232. talent n. 才能,天资;人才 She's
got such talent
233. insurance n. 保险,保险费 The
accident prompted her to renew her
insurance
234. insure vt. 给...保险,保证,确保
His talent and dedication will insure his
success
235. nevertheless ad. 仍然,然而,不
过 The experiment failed. It was,
nevertheless, worth working
236. neutral a. 中立的,中性的 That
country remained neutral in the war.
237. spot n. 地点;斑点 vt. 认出,发
现;玷污 Luckily there was a doctor on
the spot
238. spray v. 喷,(使)溅散 He sprayed
paint on the wall
239. medium a. 中等的,适中的 n. 媒
介物,新闻媒介 This cloth is of
medium quality
240. media n. 新闻传媒 The media
have a lot of power today
241. auxiliary a. 辅助的,备用的 She is
an auxiliary nur
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242. automatic a. 自动的 This heating
system has an automatic temperature
control
243. compete vi. 竞争,比赛 Several
companies are competing for the contract
244. competent a. 有能力的,能胜任
的 We know you are competent in
doing this job
245. competition n. 竞争,比赛 The
team were on excellent form throughout
the whole competition
246. distribute vt. 分发 Some types of
plants are widely distributed
247. disturb vt. 打搅,妨碍 Don't
disturb the paper on my desk
248. infer v. 推论,推断 Can I infer
that you think I'm not telling the truth?
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249. integrate v. (into,with)(使)成为一
体,(使)合并
250. moist a. 潮湿 The moist season
has set in
251. moisture n. 潮湿 The plants
drink in moisture from the atmosphere
252. promote vt. 促进;提升 Exercise
promotes health
253. region n. 地区;范围;幅度 Her
motherland is in the tropical region
254. register v./n.登记,注册 The car
was registered in my name
255. stable a. 稳定的 This ladder isn't
very stable
256. sophisticated a. 老于世故的,老
练的;很复杂的 The electronics aboard
the new aircraft are very sophisticated
257. splendid a. 极好的,壮丽的,辉
煌的 Our team gave a splendid account
of themselves to win the match
258. cancel vt. 取消,废除 He
cancelled his order
259. variable a. 易变的,可变的 His
mood is variable
260. prospect n. 前景,前途;景象
This experience opened a new prospect
in his mind
261. prosperity n.兴旺,繁荣 The new
government ushered in a period of
prosperity
262. aspect n. 方面;朝向;面貌 I am
a beginner in this aspect
263. cope vi. (with)(成功地)应付,处
理 I cannot cope with such a pile of
work
264. core n. 果心,核心 The core of
our appeal is freedom of speech
265. maintain vt. 维持,保持;坚持,
主张 We must maintain a firm attitude
266. mainland n. 大陆 The programs
will be beamed to Mainland China
267. discipline n. 纪律;惩罚;学科
The teacher can't keep discipline in her
class
268. domestic a. 本国的,国内的;家
用的;家庭的 She felt fenced in by
domestic routine
269. constant a. 不变的,恒定的 n. 常
数 The children's constant chatter was
irritating
270. cliff n. 悬崖,峭壁 There are very
few holds on the cliff face
271. authority n. 权威;当局 The
government is the highest authority in the
country
272. audio a. 听觉 Music, of course, is
just a special case of general audio, but an
important one.
273. attitude n. 态度 He has a mellow
attitude to life
274. community n. 社区,社会 The
money will go to finance a new
community centre
275. commit vt. 犯(错误,罪行等),
干(坏事等) One cannot commit crimes
with impunity
276. comment n./vt. 评论 The Prime
Minister was not available for comment
277. distinguish vt. 区分,辨别 He
distinguished himself by his courage
278. distress n. 痛苦,悲伤 vt. 使痛苦
What are you looking so distressed for
279. facility n. [pl.] 设备,设施;便利,
方便 A free bus to the airport is a facility
offered only by this hotel
280. faculty n. 能力,技能;系,学科,
学院;全体教员 Man is the only animal
that has the faculty of speech
281. mixture n. 混合,混合物 The
mixture of drinks made me vomit
282. mood n. 心情,情绪;语气 I'm
not in the mood to disagree with you
283. moral a. 道德上的,有道德的
She regards his moral faults with charity
284. prominent a. 突出的 Einstein was
a prominent scientist
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